Svend
Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male given name. Notable people with the given name include:Svend or Sven Aggesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish politician Svend Bayer, Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter Svend Bergstein (1941–2014), Danish military officer and politician Svend…
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Svend
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Svend is a Danish and Norwegian male given name. Notable people with the given name include:Svend or Sven Aggesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking" Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish politician Svend Bayer, Ugandan-born Danish/English studio potter Svend Bergstein (1941–2014), Danish military officer and politician Svend…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
The Story of Svend
Svend first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 6 Svends were born — ranking #3,277 that year. As of 2026, Svend ranks #4,136 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Svends have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Svend
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About the name Svend
Svend is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Svend's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #3,277. Use the chart and map above to compare Svend's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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